Shali Nguyen's Posts - Ning Design Network2024-03-29T10:40:10ZShali Nguyenhttp://design.ning.com/profile/ShaliNguyenhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1550287905?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://design.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2qwkx1lbe3v61&xn_auth=noCongratulations to our Ning Design Competition winners!tag:design.ning.com,2011-05-10:6330953:BlogPost:34042011-05-10T17:09:31.000ZShali Nguyenhttp://design.ning.com/profile/ShaliNguyen
<p><a href="http://blog.ning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/winners.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25770" height="499" src="http://blog.ning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/winners.jpg" width="582"></img></a></p>
<p>The results are in for the <a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition">Ning Design Competition</a>! Huge thanks go out to the design community for submitting 100+ entries. While there were only four winners, many of the submissions will also be considered for our upcoming Ning Theme Marketplace launch (stay tuned for details).</p>
<p>We’d also like to give a shout-out to our …</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.ning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/winners.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25770" src="http://blog.ning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/winners.jpg" width="582" height="499"/></a></p>
<p>The results are in for the <a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition">Ning Design Competition</a>! Huge thanks go out to the design community for submitting 100+ entries. While there were only four winners, many of the submissions will also be considered for our upcoming Ning Theme Marketplace launch (stay tuned for details).</p>
<p>We’d also like to give a shout-out to our <a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/#judges">panel of judges</a> for their help in determining the finalists.</p>
<p>Without further ado, here are the winners of our first-ever Ning Design Competition:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>1st Place:</strong> <strong><a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/entry-07.php" target="_blank">Kreem Theme</a></strong> by John Lee (Crackpixels)<br/><strong>2nd Place:</strong> <strong><a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/entry-08.php" target="_blank">Lettercase</a></strong> by Rory McCawl<br/><strong>3rd Place:</strong> <strong><a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/entry-05.php" target="_blank">The Eighth Wonder of the World</a></strong> by Brendan Falkowski (Gravity Department)</p>
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<p>We’re also excited to announce the winner for Community Favorite, which went out to the design receiving the most Like and Tweet votes:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Community Favorite Award: </strong><strong><a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/entry-06.php" target="_blank">In Memoriam</a></strong> by Mario Benites</p>
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<p><a href="http://blog.ning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thumbs-up.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25785" src="http://blog.ning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/thumbs-up.jpg" width="386" height="313"/></a></p>Announcing Ning Design Competition Finaliststag:design.ning.com,2011-04-27:6330953:BlogPost:30062011-04-27T00:25:24.000ZShali Nguyenhttp://design.ning.com/profile/ShaliNguyen
<p>We’re delighted to see the amount of enthusiasm on the <a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition">Ning Design Competition</a>. Not only did we received far more entries than we expected, the submissions showed a huge variety with interesting elements to bring community together and re-imagined the possibilities for social website design.</p>
<p>It was certainly a difficult process but after much consideration, we’re pleased to announce the…</p>
<p>We’re delighted to see the amount of enthusiasm on the <a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition">Ning Design Competition</a>. Not only did we received far more entries than we expected, the submissions showed a huge variety with interesting elements to bring community together and re-imagined the possibilities for social website design.</p>
<p>It was certainly a difficult process but after much consideration, we’re pleased to announce the <a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/finalists.php">top 12 finalists</a> for the Ning Design Competition to compete for the following prizes:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>1st Place:</strong> $10,000 + trip to NYC for dinner with competition judges + one-year Ning Pro subscription<br/> <strong>2nd Place:</strong> $1,000 + 27″ Apple Cinema Display + trip to NYC for dinner with competition judges + one-year Ning Pro subscription<br/> <strong>3rd Place:</strong> $1,000 + 27″ Apple Cinema Display + trip to NYC for dinner with competition judges + one-year Ning Pro subscription<br/> <strong>Community Favorite Award:</strong> Trip to NYC for dinner with competition judges + one-year Ning Pro subscription</p>
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<p>While our fantastic panel of world-class designers will decide who the top three winners will be, the theme that receives the most Facebook likes and tweets will win the <strong>Community Favorite Award</strong>. Check it out and vote for your favorite before May 10 by visiting: <a href="http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/finalists.php" target="_blank">http://about.ning.com/studio/competition/finalists.php</a></p>